文献类型：期刊文献

英文题名：Effects of Government Healthcare Expenditure on Economic Growth Based on Spatial Durbin Model: Evidence from China

作者：Zhang, Xuewei[1];Gang, Zong[1];Dong, Xiao[2]

第一作者：Zhang, Xuewei

通讯作者：Zhang, XW[1]

机构：[1]Beijing Univ Technol, Sch Econ & Management, Beijing, Peoples R China;[2]Henan Univ Econ & Law, Sch Finance, Zhengzhou, Henan, Peoples R China

第一机构：Beijing Univ Technol, Sch Econ & Management, Beijing, Peoples R China

通讯机构：[1]corresponding author), Beijing Univ Technol, Sch Econ & Management, Beijing, Peoples R China.

年份：2020

卷号：49

期号：2

起止页码：283-293

外文期刊名：IRANIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

收录：;Scopus(收录号：2-s2.0-85078957575);WOS:【SSCI(收录号:WOS:000522309300010)，SCI-EXPANDED(收录号:WOS:000522309300010)】；

基金：This Study was supported by National Social Science Foundation of China (No. 15BJY048) and China Science and Technology Support Foundation (No. 2012BAJ11B03).

语种：英文

外文关键词：Healthcare expenditure; Spatial Durbin model; Economic growth

摘要：Background: The proportion of government healthcare expenditure in China increases due to rapid economic development in recent years. The growth of government healthcare expenditure can promote physical health improvement of human capitals and thereby facilitate economic growth. Hence, exploring the effects of government healthcare expenditure on economic growth is important. Methods: Spatial correlation of economic growth under different spatial weights was tested, and the effects of government healthcare expenditure on economic growth were analyzed by constructing a spatial Durbin model with the panel data of 31 provinces in China gathered from 2005 to 2017. Results: Government healthcare expenditure in China significantly and positively affects economic growth under three spatial weight matrices. The spatial weight of economic distance influences economic growth more significantly compared with the 0-1 spatial weight and the spatial weight of geographical distance. The total and the direct effects of government healthcare expenditure are significantly positive. Furthermore, the direct effects are significant, whereas the indirect effects show different degrees of significance. Conclusion: The total effect of government healthcare expenditure on economic growth is significant and positive, with direct effects exceeding the indirect ones. Hence, the China's government must continue to increase financial investment to public health services to promote high -quality economic growth in the country.